[Spring2008]

Couple new projects may be close to starting in Inglewood.

I think the first one is a Batistella project.

Can’t remember the name of this one.

Bonus:

 

[MichaelS]

Blues by Battistella is starting up, the second one is unfortunatley just another heritage building lost due to neglect. No active proposal:

'Beyond words': Historic Inglewood building headed for demolition, tenants struggle to find alternative housing

The impending demolition of a century-old building in Calgary's oldest neighbourhood has left tenants scrambling to find alternative housing

calgaryherald.com

 

[Mountain Man]

Heard rumours the second one is a Truman build.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Heard rumours the second one is a Truman build.

Something was mentioned on the forum recently. I recall someone had purchased the land with the idea of developing it, bit can't find anything.

 

[lemongrab]

Cowboys Park Update:

https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/03/04/cowboys-park-plans-unveiled-by-the-city-of-calgary/

The polka dots and bushes should really tie the room together.

 

[DougB]

This will not happen but major city's need to have a move direct line to the federal government and not be a puppet of the provincial government.

Why blur accountability even more? Municipalities mostly provide local services, so why involve the Federal government which should focus on non-local issues like defence, trade and border security?

 

[CallmeCatbread]

Cowboys Park Update:

https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/03/04/cowboys-park-plans-unveiled-by-the-city-of-calgary/

The polka dots and bushes should really tie the room together.

This is honestly despicable. Imagine if this godforsaken town had even an ounce of ambition, we could have done something like the PNE in Vancouver.

It could become the premier festival space in thr city. It would be incredible.

But no. Instead of upgrading an obsolete and worthless park in the heart of downtown by building a permanent pavilion were just gonna pave over the entire damn thing and give it to the trashiest organization in the city. Absolutely pathetic.

 

[darwink]

the PNE in Vancouver.

Costs on that have risen from an original estimate of $65 million to $142 million.

Calgary should build something like it, but I am not sure where it would work. Going to produce a lot of noise. Vancouver is looking at 75 nights a year, and amplified sound is pointed out over the inlet.

 

[Roaring Flames]

An amphitheatre like that should be built along the elbow river where the saddledome parkade is currently

 

[CallmeCatbread]

Well clearly the city and organizers think that this park is a good location for festivals. We can debate the merits of that premise another time. What I'm saying is if we ARE going to do that, how about we actually put in some bloody effort and make it not suck for everyone. This current plan will facilitate even more noise in the area AND has the added effect of making an already awful park somehow even worse.

 

[whatchyyc]

DP submitted for what I believe is the first apartment proposal for Alpine Park; Block 4 (Dialog) with 169 units.

 

[ByeByeBaby]

Costs on that have risen from an original estimate of $65 million to $142 million.

Calgary should build something like it, but I am not sure where it would work. Going to produce a lot of noise. Vancouver is looking at 75 nights a year, and amplified sound is pointed out over the inlet.

The obvious place is by the Firestone tower; LRT station adjacent, you don't necessarily need to dig deep into the soil for an amphitheatre, sunset view of the downtown and mountains would make concerts amazing, and if you could develop acoustics so the sound goes west, then it's 900m of freeways between it and the nearest neighbour. (Also the nearest neighbour is a musk ox.)

 

[UrbanWarrior]

This is honestly despicable. Imagine if this godforsaken town had even an ounce of ambition, we could have done something like the PNE in Vancouver.

View attachment 634476It could become the premier festival space in thr city. It would be incredible.

But no. Instead of upgrading an obsolete and worthless park in the heart of downtown by building a permanent pavilion were just gonna pave over the entire damn thing and give it to the trashiest organization in the city. Absolutely pathetic.

Something like this could/should be incorporated into the eventual revitalization of Prince's Island Park.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Why blur accountability even more? Municipalities mostly provide local services, so why involve the Federal government which should focus on non-local issues like defence, trade and border security?

Is my fantasy world the relationship with the feds is simply a financial relationship. If the city were to keep all of their property taxes, they in theory wouldn't require anything from the Province... can't decide if highways like Stoney and Deerfoot would be downloaded to the city, they probably should.

My theory is our major cities require a bit of special treatment, they're our economic drivers and the cities always seem to be waiting on other levels of government for their priorities.

 

[John Wick]

Would love to see a permanent stage/amphitheatre downtown, but the best spot for it is Ft Calgary/The Confluence.